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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Thursday, February 25, 2010 5 GUEST COLUMNS Legislation punishes Bill would hurt deserving students integrity of Utah H. I education system n 2002, Utah lawmakers 66 B. 428 carries zero did something marvelous economic benefit to Utah and for social justice, zero educational advantages." higher education and the state. They passed 66 o we want to send out an House Bill 144, a DHIRAJ CHAND U Corporate and Foundations educational message that is bill that allows Relations, Executive Secretary undocumented profoundly exclusionary?" students who are in good academic standing repeal in-state tuition for state of Utah, from the and have been in a Utah undocumented students, work I've done supporting TAYLOR CLOUGH / ASUU President high school for three years damaging access to higher the empowerment of the community. to receive in-state tuition. education. n the state of Utah, we offer education undocumented workers? During the past eight This type of bill has My college career has to all residents within our community. I am not advocating one way or the years, this bill helped open been introduced in the been enriched by the many In fact, education is deemed so imother regarding immigration, but I am the doors for hundreds of session almost every year students who have impactportant that we mandate education until demanding to know why our state Legisstudents and, ultimately, now and has always been ed me, and for that alone, I high school graduation. However, the lature believes that limiting education is communities to the oprejected, but only by a am wholeheartedly against this bill. Legislature's most recent bill, House Bill the answer to any problem we now face portunities that come with very slim margin. I am 428, suggests that education is no longer as residents, undocumented or otherwise. access to higher education. more worried this year Why would someone for all Utah residents. I disagree with, and profoundly condemn, What an achievement! I than I have ever been. want to support a bill The bill proposes that all students of unany such bill that would attack this state's am so proud to say that Many in the communisuch as H.B. 428? It carries documented workers—even those students long tradition of inclusionary education, Utah is one of the few ty—including the U, the zero economic benefit to who have been living in the state for most of and I feel even more ashamed that such a states that receive the Associated Students of the Utah, zero educational their lives—pay out-of-state tuition, which proposition was entertained. I support all benefits of this type of University of Utah, the advantages to Utah, zero equals almost three times more in tuition reasonable efforts to make sure this bill is legislation. United Way of America, opportunities for the state than they currently pay. Is this the direction defeated and the integrity of our educaHowever, there is an several church leaders and Legislature to do somewe, as a community of learning, want to go? tion in the state of Utah remains intact. imminent threat to H.B. the Salt Lake Chamber of thing positive for Utahns, 144 Commerce—are among and most importantly, it Do we want to send out an educational letters@ this legislative sesmessage that is profoundly exclusionary, chronicle.utah.edu sion. H.B. 428 seeks to those who oppose bills like provides zero access to or welcome and foster the inclusionthis, because they realize students to experience an ary policies we in the state of Utah have the impact it would have enriched academic career practiced for so long? on Utah's economy, higher in Utah. Given the pervasive argument that uneducation, social services, I urge lawmakers to once comprehensive immigradocumented workers and their children again reject the latest incardo not have the right to a public education reform, the larger nation of the bill seeking to Nonresident Tuition Amendments tion because they reportedly do not community and the day-to- repeal in-state tuition for contribute taxes, it might be surprising to day lives of students. undocumented students. Chief Sponsor: Rep. Richard Greenwood, R-Roy learn that the majority of undocumented As someone who is Regardless of how you feel workers have the same taxes as docucommitted to equality, about immigration policies General description: It would repeal the bill that allows undocumented specifically in terms of mented residents removed from their or your party affiliation, students to receive in-state tuition at Utah colleges and universities as long paycheck, not to mention all the taxes access to higher education, please consider the negative as they attended a Utah high school for three or more years and graduated or impact H.B. 428 will have regularly paid as consumers. Regardless, it saddens me deeply to received the equivalent in the state. how does financially limiting educational see this bill reintroduced. on the entire state if it were opportunities to Utah residents present a I know firsthand that to pass. Source: Utah Legislature, le.state.ut.us constructive future or even address those undocumented students letters@ concerns surrounding the tax status of are an asset to the entire chronicle.utah.edu D I H.B. 428 Do you think Utah should opt out of federal health care reforms? Should the Legislature repeal in-state tuition for undocumented students? o No oYes "IMP 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111t11 ''""' -••••"'""'"..111111AFIld EE RR RR Ed III II MI II ■ gli 1111 III W Ill RI f Vi I ,r ,T1 ki may IN 1 Vote online >> dailyutahchronicle.com it aid ErA , CAMPUS VOICES See the video online at dailyutahchronicle.com 1.Do you think Utah should opt out of federal health care reform? 2. What has been your favorite Olympic moment? 3. Do you regularly use a credit card? Whitney Hulet Hope Bird Casey Brown Jarod Thomas Senior, History Freshman, Theatre Studies Graduate Student, Economics Junior, Middle Eastern Studies and Arabic I think that they definitely should not. Just because I think health care reform is a good thing. I don't know. It seems silly to seclude ourselves from something that's going in the rest of the nation. I think we shouldn't. I think the idea of having federal health care would be really beneficial to a lot of people who can't really get it. The problem with the federal health bill is it's been so compromised by partisan interests. Maybe it's not the most effective bill for Utah citizens. So maybe it would be a good idea to rethink it. I think it would be safe to say I'm undecided. We don't have health care now, my family, but we will. I'm not sure how I feel about the public option. So I don't know. The men's figure skating championship. I think it would have to be ice skating, because I really like the costumes. I'm a costume designer. It was probably watching that Canadian mogul skiier win the gold. That was the first gold Canada won having the games in their country. I caught some curling in the airport the other day, and never really invested a lot of time in figuring out curling, and I thought that was pretty cool. I use it a little bit, but not a lot. And I pay it off every month so I don't have an outstanding balance. I use a credit card because I get airline miles with the credit card I have. That's pretty much it. Yeah, I do, because I have rewards point on it. So I use that instead of a debit card and just pay it back. Yes, because I have no choice. I'm poor. 4.Do you think undocumented students should get in-state tuition? I'm kind of conflicted about that one. Well, I don't know the facts. Yes, because I think we should be making education the cheapest way possible. I would say yeah, absolutely. Most often they're effectively citizens. I would probably say no, if they're in violation in state law by not having documentation. 5.How do you win a curling match? Maybe you have to push it down to the end fastest. Don't push too hard. No idea. It has something to do with the circle at the end of the lane. Whoever can scream the loudest, I think. Well, you have to get your little stones in the rings. And I'm not sure what the point values are. |
